Quote Originally Posted by S4saken View Post
Lol another epic thread.

Why is it that white people put a prefix in front of American for every other race aside from their own?

i.e. African American, Latin American, Asian American but not Euro American for whites. Only ones who shouldn't have a prefix is native Americans and even they have one.
Without going into a history lesson on the founding of america, i'll say as a white guy.... i call people "african american" "latin american" ect because i think that is what they want to be called, if i thought they were offended by it i would stop. Sometimes its hard to label others accurately when you feel like you have to be careful with how you do it. It's not something i do naturally, its something i feel like i need to do to be politically correct. I also feel it only happens when we feel there's a need to distinguish race specifically and by request. I feel like black people like to have their own personal achievements recognized. If we didnt recognize race, there wouldnt be "first black" anythings... Obama wouldnt be "the first black president" he would just be the 43rd american president.

So, short answer.... because thats what they want to be called?? it confuses the shit out of me too and i dont make a habit of using the phrase "african american" unless i cant think of anything else to say.

How would you accurately describe the first black person to pitch a no hitter in baseball for example?

You cant just say "A guy pitched a no hitter" that doesnt fully describe the situation.

Then making things even more confusing, what if that guy who pitched the no hitter was a white african or black brazillian? would you still say african american?

i dont know.... i want to call black people, latin people, ect whatever they wish to be called, though im often confused on what that is.